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City set to loosen hiring restrictions Applicants with criminal records to be considered By RYAN WANGMAN

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Aldermen at a City Council meeting on Monday were presented with a hiring policy about applicants with criminal records that city staff will begin following March 1. The new hiring policy will consider various factors in evaluating how such applicants would be suitable for employment. Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th), who was sick and could not attend the meeting, spearheaded the efforts to update the city’s policy, and city staff met with her and interested community members to gather input on current best practices, according to city documents. It will also remove a lifetime disqualification from city employment for certain felony convictions, according to the documents. There is also an additional opportunity for a “thorough review” of an applicant’s background if they have a rehabilitation certificate or are working with the Youth and Young Adult program. City manager Wally Bobkiewicz told The Daily the policy helps the city have more flexibility in making sure past criminal history does not itself completely affect the applicant’s

employment potential. “We want to attract the best people to work for the city of Evanston, and in some cases, the best person has had some criminal history, which we as an organization don’t want to be the sole reason to reject an applicant,” Bobkiewicz said. Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) said as an alderman, she has focused on reducing the recidivism rate and supporting returning citizens when they come home. Rue Simmons said the city has always valued that community, and the hiring policy will put less restrictions on those people. Rue Simmons added that she wants to ensure that returning citizens have chances to gain employment, training and education. “I’m excited that we’re continuing to make sure we’re providing opportunities for our returning citizens,” Rue Simmons said. In the public comment portion of the meeting, Sarah Vanderwicken, who was a part of the committee that worked with Fleming to update the hiring policy, said she was thankful that staff made improvements for people with past incarceration history, but that she was concerned with the legality of some of the language in the policy. According to city documents, if an applicant with a criminal record is hired, the results of the » See HIRING, page 6

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Communication senior Robert Cunningham performs “What’s in a Name” with fellow students Grant Lewis and Ziare Paul-Emile. The play was part of the production “Black Lives, Black Words,” which featured original works by students.

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Actors of color speak about critical issues in ‘Black Lives, Black Words’ By ALLIE GOULDING

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After just a month of preparation, students took the stage Monday to perform their original plays for the second annual “Black Lives, Black Words” production at Northwestern. “All of my peers … have written these words in just one month,” Communication senior

Robert Cunningham told The Daily. “They’re all so powerful and they have all come from a place of hurt, or power, or beauty.” Students performed and sang 10-minute plays responding to the question, “Do black lives matter?” This year, a capella group Soul4Real opened the performance and gospel choir Northwestern Community Ensemble closed out the show. Communication senior Amy Parker, who is a member of

City approves high school permit

Aldermen vote 7-1 in favor of 2nd Ward special education school

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Aldermen voted 7-1 at a City Council meeting on Monday to approve a special use permit for a special education high school in the 2nd Ward to accommodate students with behavioral and emotional needs. The proposed public high school will be located at 1233-35 Hartrey Ave., about three blocks away from Evanston Township High School, and will serve students who have behavioral and emotional needs, according to council documents. The school will begin by enrolling about 22 students with the possibility of expanding to up to 40. With a student-to-faculty ratio of two to one, it will create 12 new jobs with potential for expansion. Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd) said the students who will attend the new school will include those who have previously been bussed out to schools in other districts to accommodate their needs. He added that the school’s goal

is to bring students back into the Evanston community and facilitate a possible transition back to ETHS. “The kids who would specifically go to this school are kids who are … mature enough and are on track to transition back into the high school,” Braithwaite told The Daily. “It’s sort of like a stepping stone.” Ald. Ann Rainey (8th), who voted against the approval, said her concern was related to the school’s location in an industrial area. In 2009, the city denied an application for a school in an industrial zone and was sued by the school. The city won the lawsuit, and Rainey said she is against the location because she feels it violates zoning policy. “We absolutely caved in, and now we watered down the zoning ordinance,” Rainey said. “I’m almost embarrassed for us.” Although the 2009 case was against zoning policy, council has since amended zoning policy to allow for a school in the industrial zone. Braithwaite said the school’s location — which

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Soul4Real, said the group is a “great aspect” of the black community on campus and said she was glad to be included in the performance. “You can’t underestimate the importance of representation,” Parker said. “Having a series of plays that specifically addresses the question, ‘Do black lives matter?’ is so important on college campuses, especially in today’s climate.” “Black Lives, Black Words” — created by playwright Reginald

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includes a childcare center and services for adults and families on the autism spectrum — will be an asset, and said it is very different from the industrial surroundings of the previously denied school. During public comment, several Evanston residents voiced their concerns with the new school. Darlene Cannon said she fears the school would disproportionately house students of color , pulling them away from ETHS and creating a divide in

the community. “What is it about these students that precludes them from being educated on campus? That’s what we can’t seem to get an accurate and precise answer for,” Cannon told The Daily. “They need to be in ETHS … so they can feel truly like they’re part of the ETHS community.” Braithwaite said the demographic makeup of the school would be similar to that of » See PERMIT, page 6

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Students report on Winter Olympics Medill graduate students travel to games in S. Korea

Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd) at a meeting. Aldermen voted 7-1 to approve a special use permit for a special education high school, which would serve students with behavioral and emotional needs.

Edmund — is part of an international project that gives a stage to black actors to talk about the issues that are important in their communities, not just what is seen on the news, the production program said. In 2017, NU launched the “Black Lives, Black Words” College Takeover as the first university to host the event. Edmund said often, students don’t get the opportunity to have

A group of Medill students tested their sports and international reporting skills earlier this month at the Winter Olympics in South Korea. Medill Prof. J.A. Adande and five graduate students traveled to Pyeongchang from Feb. 9 to 18 to cover the sporting event as part of Medill Explores, a weeklong suspension of classes that gives students practical experience in journalism. Other students worked on the games from Pyeongchang and the U.S. through internships unaffiliated with the program. The group worked mainly as freelance journalists, choosing what stories to write and submitting them to media outlets for possible publication. Though

the Olympics attract many sports journalists from around the world, stories aren’t restricted to an athlete’s performance. “The Olympics isn’t just about sports, it’s really an international event,” said Anna Kook, a Medill graduate student who was part of the group in Pyeongchang. The 2018 games were overshadowed at times by geopolitical tensions between North Korea and the U.S. Though North and South Korea marched in the opening ceremony under a unified flag and competed for the first time as a unified women’s hockey team, the future of the nations’ diplomatic relations remains uncertain. Kook said her interest in international politics helped her contextualize stories with historical and political implications in mind. For example, she highlighted the geopolitical significance behind a women’s hockey game between the unified Korea and Japan in a preview published » See OLYMPICS, page 6

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D65 views suspension drop through equity lens By CATHERINE HENDERSON

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Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board members evaluated new suspension practices with the racial equity impact assessment guide— a 10-step tool for addressing racial disparities. On Monday night, the board discussed disciplinary procedures and the new equity framework at a policy committee meeting at the Joseph E. Hill Education Center. They introduced possible changes, which the board may take action on at their next meeting on March 19. Since September 2014, District 65 policy has required that no student can be suspended more than five days without approval from the superintendent. The enactment of this policy was accompanied by a drop in suspensions days between 2014 and 2015, particularly for black students, according to a presentation Monday from the district’s office of special services. The average of over 25 suspension days per 100 black students changed to under 10 suspension days in the same sample size. District 65 superintendent Paul Goren told The Daily the district has been transparent about suspension data, and noted teachers and administrators can gain valuable information by disaggregating the numbers based on gender and race. He said the district

POLICE BLOTTER Evanston man charged in cell phone theft Police charged a 23-year-old Evanston man in connection with theft in south Evanston on Friday. An Evanston resident was walking and talking on his cell phone in the 400 block of Sherman Avenue when another man walked up, knocked the phone out of his hand and ran off with it, said Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew. The man reported the theft about 2 p.m. to a squad car he spotted on the street. The officers alerted local law enforcement to look out for a man fitting the description of the person

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Superintendent Paul Goren speaks at a District 65 board meeting. The board discussed suspensions and a new equity assessment tool.

has undergone a “wide range” of reforms with a focus on equity. “Let’s start by celebrating the work that we’ve engaged in as a board and as an administration around equity,” Goren said at the meeting. Illinois state law forbids schools from implementing

“zero-tolerance policies” that require administrators to expel or suspend students for non-criminal offenses. State law also states the “harshest form of discipline” can only be used if the student poses a threat to the school. The board also discussed the equity assessment tool,

who took the phone, Glew said. When police spotted a similar looking man, they attempted to take him into custody. Glew said the 23-year-old Evanston resident fell to the ground, preventing officers from handcuffing and transporting him to the police station. Once other officers arrived on the scene, the 23-year-old was positively identified by the man whose phone was taken. During the incident, one officer sustained a minor injury to her thumb. Police charged the man with theft, resisting and obstructing a police officer.

A Jewel-Osco employee called the Evanston Police Department after he spotted a man leaving the store without paying for a bottle of liquor Monday morning. The employee spotted the man leaving the store about 5 a.m. with a bottle of scotch whiskey worth $85.99, Glew said. While some officers arrived on the scene to speak with the man who reported the theft, other officers spotted a man fitting the description near the store and took him into custody. The employee positively identified the 45-year-old Evanston resident and police took him to the station. EPD charged the man with retail theft.

Evanston man charged in connection with alcohol theft from Jewel Osco

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a guide to examining the cause, purpose and impact of policy decisions. Vice president Anya Tanyavutti said leaders in the district should use the tool carefully and be more clear about what they mean by equity and inclusion. “One of the things we kept going back and forward on was how to adopt a tool without it being tedious,” Tanyavutti said. “The goal is not to create busy work. … The goal is to exercise muscle that we thought we were exercising, but having some explicit questions in front of us shows us that we haven’t.” Goren told The Daily the meaning of equity and inclusion was a longer conversation, but at its core, equity means providing services “so that all children can succeed.” He said services the district provides may not always be the same, as some children may need more support than others. Board member Sergio Hernandez said suspension policies are closely tied to equity, and the district can use the equity assessment tool to address inherent biases teachers and administrators posses. “I want to continue reviewing some of these policies proposed around suspension ... thinking about the equity assessment tool,” Hernandez told The Daily. “What does that mean for children maybe viewed as acting irrational when in reality it might be something that might be an issue where we as educators or adults might have a certain bias?” catherinehenderson2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Turkish author Elif Batuman speaks Monday at University Hall. Batuman talked about how she turned her life experiences into her fictional novel, “The Idiot.”

revising her book, she realized that making certain mistakes and finding oneself in comical situations at a young age is nothing to be ashamed about. In “The Idiot,” Batuman said she chose to write about trivial events of everyday life because she was interested in how human lives are shaped by time. Although the novel is autobiographical in nature, not all of its details are true, she added. Sarah Bowen, a Weinberg senior in the creative writing program who attended the event, said she hopes to be published herself in the future. As an aspiring writer, Bowman said it is reassuring to hear about the non-linear paths of successful writers. “I don’t know how I am going to keep going as a writer,” Bowman told The Daily, “so it’s always good to hear somebody else figured it out along the way.” Students asked during the event how Batuman was able to translate her personal life into fiction.

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In a Monday talk, Turkish author and journalist Elif Batuman told aspiring writers there is no need to feel ashamed for being “embarrassing and awkward” at a young age. Batuman, who holds a doctorate in comparative literature from Stanford University, spoke at University Hall to an audience of about 25, many of whom were creative writing students. In a conversation with English Prof. Juan Martinez and Oya Topcuoglu, a lecturer in the Middle East and North African Studies program, Batuman discussed her first book, “The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them,” and her debut semi-autobiographical novel, “The Idiot.” The author said she grew up with a unique love for Russian literature. Although Russian literature was a difficult path to choose because of the language barrier, Batuman said she considered herself lucky because the only obstacle separating her and her love for the subject was “a little bit of extra work.” “You don’t get to choose its object,” Batuman said. “Love is a gift.” One of the sub-stories within “The Possessed” — an essay collection about her experiences as a Russian literature student at Stanford — was about Batuman choosing Russian literature over Turkish literature, the author told the crowd. Batuman also talked about the naivete of her childhood. “The Idiot” is an autobiographical novel that tells Batuman’s coming-of-age story, with parts of herself and her adolescent experiences reflected in the protagonist — an 18-year-old daughter of secular Turkish immigrants. “I grew up during the Cold War,” she said. “And now I’m a working adult in the age of identity politics. My mind has gone through so much identity shuffling that it’s actually a miracle that I am able to sit upright and talk to you.” Batuman said she originally intended to distance her current “smarter” self from her younger, inexperienced self in “The Idiot.” However, while

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For Batuman, fiction has been a tool to invent details that disguise truths and protect herself and other people in the story, which she said made her story more difficult to write. However, the author said she believes a novel is making a statement of truth, even if its details stray from reality. “The statement it is making is not that everything is not true,” she said. “The statement that it’s making is that it doesn’t matter whether these things are true or not.” Topcuoglu told The Daily that she thought the students would relate to Batuman’s experiences as a young writer. “I thought the students would understand that it’s not a bad thing to be awkward and to make all these mistakes at that age,” Topcuoglu said. amyli2021@u.northwestern.edu

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NU should renovate Fisk Hall, create journalism hub DYLAN GRESIK

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Northwestern considers the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications a cornerstone of the University. From an extensive list of notable alumni to its long tradition of award-winning journalism, Medill’s name carries impressive weight. Yet, one’s first impression of the journalism program’s physical presence on the Evanston campus is anything but remarkable. Fisk Hall has been the home to Medill since 1954. In 2002, the McCormick Tribune Center — now called the McCormick Foundation Center — opened, and with it, students gained access to updated classrooms, broadcast studios and the Forum auditorium. But, Fisk continues to

fall short. Designed by Chicago architect Daniel Burnham, the historic building dates back to 1899 and is a lackluster shell of its original self. And it is in bad need of a facelift. Renovating Fisk Hall and replacing Locy Hall are both long past due, and NU has a unique opportunity to create a cutting-edge journalism hub on Evanston’s campus. This decision would complement Medill’s impressive presence around the United States and the world. With sites in downtown Chicago, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and Qatar, Medill would be well served to have a fully renovated and modern home base in Evanston. NU Facilities Management’s 2004 “Southeast Campus Plan” lists Locy Hall as “to be demolished and replaced” and addresses plans to build a structure “that could occupy the site of the existing Locy Hall.” Yet, the 2009 “Campus Framework Plan” makes no mention of plans to renovate or demolish either Locy or Fisk. This was nearly a decade ago. No new plans I can find have

mentioned either building since. The University should mimic its successful renovation of Kresge Hall, reopened in Fall 2016, as a model for a Fisk revamp and Locy demolition. The fully remodeled Kresge now boasts updated classrooms, offices and building systems. Indeed, Fisk, too, would undoubtedly benefit from new mechanical, electrical, fire protection and communication renovations. Like Kresge, restorations to Fisk could elevate the classic building to be LEED-certified, lessening its impact on the environment and contributing to campus sustainability. Imagine a bold, modern journalism hub on South Campus: a Fisk Hall returned to its former glory. A new Office of Student Life for Medill, collaboration spaces, modern classrooms and an updated Knight Lab space. Classrooms could better complement new teaching methods and house modern technology. With its proximity to many classes located in Kresge and University Hall — as well as to its sister building,the McCormick Foundation Center — a remodeled Fisk would be

an attractive location for students both within and outside of Medill to spend time. Certainly, much of Medill’s success in molding industry leaders since its inception in 1921 has been rooted in its talented students and exemplary professors. Yet, to stay on the cutting edge, these professors need modern, collaborative and updated spaces to complement their teaching. On Medill’s website, Dean Brad Hamm states, “Today, Medill blends history and values with innovation and change.” The time is right for NU to turn those words into action by allowing Fisk Hall the renovations it needs to transform it into a hub of innovation for the future. Dylan Gresik is a Medill sophomore. He can be contacted at dylangresik2020@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

U.S. role in Russia played large role in modern tension SOPHIE CHEN

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Russia has Americans in a tizzy. Recent news of Russian troll farms and Facebook social engineering have many Americans calling for isolationism, protectionism and harder stances towards their long-time rival. Predictably, this has also caused old stereotypes about Russian “spies” to resurface and I have heard angry friends denounce Vladimir Putin as a one-sided, unforgivable jerk. These notions are misguided. We should realize, though, that Russia’s interferences — beyond their legal and political implications — seem so frightening because we are accustomed to the United States. “American-izing” other nations, we are not used to the feeling of foreign hands slithering around our domestic sanctuaries. Conversely, ask nearly any other country in the world, and they can tell you how familiar the tendrils of U.S. influence feels to them. And in the history of American intervention, arguably few nations have experienced national mortification on a global scale as deeply as the Russian Federation has. As the U.S. recoils

from the trepidation of foreign invasion, it is important to understand that American history of international meddling may have contributed to Russia’s seeming embarrassment with its international standing. This has likely come to influence their activities in Eurasia and on this side of the Pacific. To understand this possible embarrassment, we should trace the story of a seemingly innocuous agreement from the end of the Cold War — “the chicken deal.” The chicken deal, struck in 1990 between Mikhail Gorbachev and former President George H.W. Bush, dictated that the friendly U.S. was to send its abundance of dark meat chicken legs to Russia, where there was a food shortage. Happy to send these “Bush legs” throughout the 1990s to reformed Soviets, American citizens chomped away at their own white chicken breast dinners, pleased with their humanitarianism. Yet, a decade and a half later, in “thinly disguised” attitudes of protectionism, Putin banned imported poultry outright in 2014, thereby ending chicken diplomacy. Why would Russian reject this offer which was so palatably delicious, both in subject and political-economic savvy? In part, it was because, for a long time, Russians could have felt like they were becoming strangers in their own land. In reality, the chicken deal was only a small part of a larger trend of Americanization in

the former Soviet Union. During his tenure, Thomas Pickering, the U.S. Ambassador to Russia from 1993 to 1996, noticed the jarring impact that American imports had on the landscape. He saw that Russia was flooded with American goods from “Snickers bars, which were quite famous, to wheat and grain.” But the novelty soon wore thin and the grating self-assurance of American bounty in Russia could have contributed to making the country feel insecure. The aforementioned glut of incoming chicken prompted Russian uncertainty about the strength of their own meat industry, causing them to reject assistance in order to develop internal industry. This was in line with a strong tradition of recent and notso-recent protectionist reactions in the food, banking, and steel sectors. In light of American economic fertility, Russia seemed barren in comparison and that self-doubt is still being manifested in self-destructive and aggressive foreign policy today. On top of that, the unfurling of the U.S.S.R. was simultaneously used to highlight western dominance in humiliating fashion. As early as credit could be taken, the Reagan administration hailed the fall of the Berlin Wall as a personal victory and Boris Yeltsin — the President succeeding Gorbachev in 1991 — was perceived negatively by many Russians, a mockery to his own people. By the late 1990s, such

social embarrassments led Russians to believe that they had become merely “Bangladesh with missiles.” Now, I am in no way advocating we let violations go unchecked. We must crack down on oligarchs’ kleptocratic investments and electoral interference. We should also denounce Russian imperialism in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. We cannot not let Russia reap what it believes to be its just revenge because of spilled milk. I only argue that we cannot dismiss Putin’s actions to some inherent Russian character or ancient, predestined hatred towards the U.S. We cannot continue to isolate Russia, without sympathy, as if Putin were an evil aberration, borne from nothing but national incompetence. His rise to power and (some) of his foreign policy has roots in the horror of the U.S.’s own interference in Russia. Without empathy towards Russian frustration, these proposals will only exasperate the helplessness that Russia feels from the West and prompt destructive behavior from an already volatile leader. Sophie Chen is a Weinberg junior. She can be contacted at sophiechen2018@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

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District 202 celebrates partnership with University By JULIA ESPARZA

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Evanston Township High School/District 202 board members and Northwestern representatives celebrated their five-year partnership at a meeting Monday. The board thanked the NU officials for their work facilitating workshops and initiating programs attempting to strengthen the University’s relationship with ETHS. Board members also shared the partnership’s past successes and future goals. NU’s executive director of neighborhood and community relations Alan Anderson said when the partnership began in 2012, the University could not have imagined how it could grow from “just an office with a purple wall” into a strong, mutually beneficial relationship. “Relations have certainly improved from maybe what all of us could remember at various stages of our lives,” Anderson said. “We hope to continue to build on that legacy and continue to strengthen that partnership.” NU partnership coordinator Kristen Perkins said the partnership’s priorities center around including arts and creativity in science, technology, engineering and math programs and expanding diversity and inclusion in higher education. The partnership currently includes about 100 “collaborative ventures” between the high school and NU, Anderson said. “(Some initiatives) are strategic and highlevel,” Perkins said. “Often times we leave rooms for those (initiatives) that are organic and grassroots, ideas that come from students, ideas that

Alumna named director of Washington-based Medill programs

Journalist Joie Chen (Medill ’82, ’83) will serve as the director of programs in Washington, D.C., for the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, according to a Monday release.

come from parents and that come from teachers.” Perkins pointed to examples such as an outreach program facilitated by McCormick Prof. Evan Scott, highlighting black STEM professionals through panels hosted at ETHS. Perkins also talked about the first Women’s Empowerment Conference hosted at NU for ETHS students who identify as female. She said more than 120 students attended the conference. Perkins also said NU facilitated increased access to higher education for minority groups, including scholarships for ETHS students to attend NU college preparation programs in the summer. While the partnership is not intended to be a “pipeline” for students from ETHS to NU, Anderson said a growing number of students from the high school have chosen to attend the University in recent years. Anderson said by making NU attractive to ETHS students, the partnership has increased interactions and discussions between the institutions. Anderson said there are more than 50 ETHS graduates enrolled as freshmen students at NU this year. District 202 superintendent Eric Witherspoon also applauded the partnership, adding that the rate of ETHS alumni enrolling in NU has grown “exponentially” in the last few years. He said he is excited to see what else the partnership will bring in the future. “These folks here have done (a lot) to nurture and grow (the partnership) into something that I think even us — who were here at the very beginning — could have only imagined that it might have turned into,” Witherspoon said. juliainesesparza2020@u.northwestern.edu At Medill, Chen will head up the “strategy, extracurricular programs, activities, partnerships and operations” of the D.C. campus, where undergraduate and graduate students cover stories from the capital, according to the release. She will start in the role in early March. The staff position is a modified version of what Medill has offered in the past, media relations specialist Erin Karter told The Daily in an email. Medill Prof. Ellen Shearer had served as interim director of the D.C. program, Karter said.

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Alan Anderson, Northwestern’s executive director for neighborhood and community relations, speaks at a District 65 meeting. NU representatives and Evanston Township High School/District 202 board members celebrated their five-year partnership.

Chen has previously worked for CBS News, CNN and Al Jazeera America. She received two national Emmy awards for her work covering the D.C. sniper attacks and the Atlanta Olympic Park bombing. Chen currently works as a consultant and host for CNN’s Courageous Studio for branded content production. After growing up in the Evanston area, Chen — whose father is a professor emeritus at the Feinberg School of Medicine — received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Medill. She was inducted

into the Medill Hall of Achievement in 1997 and has served on the school’s board of directors for more than 10 years, according to the release. “Every success I’ve ever had in my professional life I owe in some way to Medill,” Chen said in the release. “I look forward to helping to create new opportunities for (the next generation of Medill students) and to keeping Medill at the forefront of journalism education.” — Maddie Burakoff

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by USA Today. Fluent in Korean and the only journalist of the group without a specialization in sports, Kook said she brought a different perspective to reporting. Adande echoed Kook, noting that journalists choose a variety of topics to write about, including politics. The games’ location and relations between countries, he added, “all comes into play.” “Sometimes it’s about relationships … sometimes it is about the politics,” he said. “(The Olympics) are meant to be apolitical, but it’s hard to avoid.” Several other factors impact a reporter’s coverage, including what Medill graduate student Aaron Rose called the “hierarchical” structure of media access. NBC holds broadcast rights to the Olympics through the 2032 games, granting them priority access to interviews with athletes. Rose said he didn’t have the same access as broadcasters with a “standard journalist” credential. “NBC gets access like no others because they pay the big bucks,” he said.

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Nevertheless, Rose said the games provide a special opportunity for journalists, as Olympic athletes don’t “get the most notoriety” because they compete less frequently in well-publicized events than others. This makes their stories unique, he said, and gives journalists a better chance to speak with families. But Rose’s “viral” story wasn’t about a competing Olympic athlete. Rose profiled Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, a Canadian-born offensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs and reporter at the Olympics, for a story published in The Kansas City Star. In the story, Rose, a Canadian citizen who received a credential by working for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, broke the news that Duvernay-Tardif planned to put “M.D.” on his Chiefs jersey once he becomes a physician. Adande said he “couldn’t be happier with the way the trip went” because students proved their reporting talent. “They rose to the occasion,” he said. “It was challenging. I think they grew (and) I think they, most importantly, proved something to themselves that they were up to the task.”

From page 1 decision and supporting documents would be placed into the employee’s personnel file. Vanderwicken raised concerns with that provision, saying it could go against federal law. Bobkiewicz said he did not fully hear Vanderwicken’s comments, and was unable to comment on the issue. Dale Griffin, an Evanston resident, said he has been working with many Unitarian churches, including

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From page 1 their voice heard on large college campuses. “The fact that these students, who often times … don’t know each other, are now getting the opportunity to work together, to share their stories and their narratives with their peers and with their instructors,” Edmund said. “It’s something that is incredibly beautiful and rare. That’s why this is such an amazing experience for these artists, to not just be artists but to be activists.” After Soul4Real opened up the show with a performance of “Freedom” by Pharrell Williams, students then performed nine plays — each one focusing on a different issue that affects black communities — in front of an audience of over 200 people in Ethel M. Barber Theater building. Each play was written, directed and performed by students under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Communication Prof. Aaron Todd Douglas, who produced the show, said he asked Communication faculty members of color to be mentors, adding on to the faculty that participated last year. Cunningham performed in three plays. One of these was “What’s in a Name,” written by Communication junior Elliot Sagay, which focused on the issue

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Pair of NU players receives all-conference awards from Big Ten Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah was named to Second Team All-Big Ten on Monday, and freshman guard Lindsey Pulliam was named to the

five-player All-Freshman Team. Kunaiyi-Akpanah, a junior forward, averaged 11.5 points and 11.8 rebounds per game. That rebounding number ranked second in the Big Ten, behind only Big Ten Player of the Year Megan Gustafson. Pulliam ranked first among freshmen in the conference with 14.6 points per game. That mark also led the team. In her first year in the program, Pulliam played a key role for Northwestern all

season, starting all 30 games for the Wildcats and averaging almost 35 minutes per game. The freshman guard was joined on the floor for many of those minutes by Kunaiyi-Akpanah, who was the only other NU player to start every game. The junior forward, who led the team in rebounds by a wide margin, also spearheaded the defensive effort, leading the team in steals and blocks. Kunaiyi-Akpanah also set the single-season

some in Evanston, to make congregations more welcoming to all people. He said he has gone into prisons and jails to provide ministry, and he supported efforts to make the city an example of a good place to seek and find employment for people with criminal records. “The more that you can do on this, the better,” Griffin said. “It’ll make a big difference to the people’s lives and also a big difference to the safety of our communities in the long run.” ryanwangman2020.1@u.northwestern.edu alternative to bussing students outside of Evanston. “This is about giving the kids in our community the best opportunity they can get,” Wilson said. “When I think about it the message that we would send to them in sending them somewhere else as if it’s not our problem, that doesn’t feel good. These are members of our community and we should be looking out for them.” keertigopal2021@u.northwestern.edu of white people often forgetting or mispronouncing the names of black students in the classroom. Cunningham told The Daily the play, as well as an online quiz created last quarter asking people to identify black actors and actresses in the NU theater community, is another way of “holding people accountable and letting them know about the problem.” “There are so few black students involved in the theater community and at Northwestern in general,” Cunningham said. “A lot of people see us in performances and around campus, and when there’s so few people around campus, people are constantly mispronouncing our names or calling us one another. It’s just very disrespectful.” Douglas and co-producer Communication Prof. Laura Schellhardt said they plan on continuing to host this event every year. Cunningham said this event is important and gives students a place to come together for conversation. “It’s a way for the majority of the Northwestern community that isn’t black or African American minorities to just come and hear what we have to say,” Cunningham said. “It’s a way for us to share with them and have them listen and learn, but also laugh and hopefully … do something about it.” alliegoulding2020@u.northwestern.edu record for rebounds this season, breaking Nia Coffey’s record set two seasons ago. The Cats return to action Wednesday as the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. They’ll square off against the No. 13 Wisconsin Badgers, who they split their season series against, at 12:30 p.m. in Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. — Joseph Wilkinson

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MEN’S TENNIS

Cats drop tight 4-3 matches to Vanderbilt, Harvard By BENJY APELBAUM

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Northwestern found two ways to lose matches 4-3 last weekend. Friday, the Wildcats (4-8) were trailing Vanderbilt (9-2) 4-0 at home before they closed out the final three singles matches. At Harvard (12-2) on Sunday, NU was neck-and-neck with the Crimson before falling in the last match to lose 4-3 again. The losses conclude a difficult nonconference stretch that has featured numerous close losses against highly ranked teams, but no top-50 victories. “We have a good team, and we have guys that care, that compete all the way through,” coach Arvid Swan said. “I’m disappointed with the loss obviously.”

The match against the Commodores began with a loss in the doubles point. In singles, Swan mixed up the lineup, moving up freshman Nick Brookes for the second time this season, this time to the No. 2 spot, and dropping fellow freshman Antonioni Fasano to No. 3. However, Brookes fell in straight sets. “It’s nice, it’s more of a challenge,” Brookes said. “You want to test yourself against the best people and try to do your best for the team, and today I unfortunately wasn’t able to do that.” Losses in straight sets at No. 5 and No. 6 singles clinched the match for Vanderbilt. However, the coaches elected to play out the remaining matches, and that is where NU got its three points. The most dramatic contest remaining was at No. 1 singles between sophomore Dominik Stary and No. 52 Daniel Valent. Stary had dropped the first set and was down 5-2 in the second. He

rallied back, fending off multiple match points and winning three deuce points to even the match at 5-all. He went on to win the second set 7-5 and because the overall match was clinched, they played a 10-point tiebreak in lieu of a third set. There, Stary fell behind 9-6 and fended off even more match points. After winning an absurd nine match points off his opponent, Stary won the match at his first opportunity at 12-11 in the tiebreaker. When asked what allowed him to make such a remarkable comeback, the sophomore did not credit mental toughness, physical endurance or strategic adjustments. “It was just pure luck,” Stary said. “In the last couple of matches, very often I was losing the deuce points. … This time I was lucky enough to come back and win a couple of tight games with deuce points.”

Against Harvard, NU would win the doubles point, but it would be the second time this season the Cats would lose after winning the first point. In singles, many of the matches were close and the overall score was tied 2-2 after the two-set matches concluded. After a victory from junior Ben Vandixhorn and a loss from Stary, the fate of the match would be determined at No. 2 singles by Brookes. The final set was tied at two before Brookes lost four consecutive games and the Crimson players stormed the court in celebration. “That’s pretty much how the entire season is,” Stary said. “The matches are always very close, and it’s really hard for us to keep losing these tight matches.” benjaminapelbaum2019@u.northwestern.edu

MEN’S SWIMMING

NU’s season ends with 9th at Big Ten Championships By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

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Northwestern avoided a last-place finish at the Big Ten Championships and held off Michigan State to take ninth. Ten different Wildcat swimmers earning NCAA ‘B’ qualifying times on the weekend. Junior Tyler Lis was the star of the meet for NU (4-9, 0-4 Big Ten). He qualified for the finals in three events, singlehandedly earning the Cats 23.5 points. Lis finished 23rd in the 200-yard individual medley, 17th in the 400 IM and tied for 14th in the 200-yard backstroke. He surprised even himself by qualifying for finals in the 200 IM. “I was really happy with my meet,” Lis said. “I dropped a little over 2 seconds, and I wasn’t

expecting to make it back but because I went a best time, I was able to come back and represent Northwestern for the evening.” Junior Jack Thorne finished 19th in the 200 back, earning 6 points for NU, and junior Justin Hanson touched in 23rd in the 200-yard butterfly and took 1.5 points. Freshman D.J. Hwang had a solid meet as well, with his 16th-place finish in the 1650-yard freestyle being worth 11 points. Overall, though, the Cats could not keep up with their more talented competitors. Four Big Ten teams are in the NCAA rankings, including two in the top 10. No. 3 Indiana won the meet, with No. 7 Michigan taking second and No. 16 Ohio State coming in third. “I’ve never experienced a meet like that in my life before,” Hwang said. “A lot of us were a little disappointed because I know we set very high goals for ourselves at the beginning of the season.” Junior Will Hofstadter concluded his solid

season with another strong showing. He took 10th in the 100-yard breaststroke, earning the team 17 points, and missed qualifying for the final in the 200 breast by five hundredths of a second. NU had a relatively young team this season, indicating likely improvement next year. Of the six swimmers who earned the Cats points in individual events this weekend, none are seniors. Hwang and Liam Gately, who finished 19th in the 1650 free and 23rd in the 200 free, are both freshmen. “While there are some things that we didn’t achieve that we can always continue working on, I think overall, we’re pretty pleased,” Lis said. Like at the TYR Invitational in November, NU found itself in a back-and-forth battle with Michigan State. While the Cats and Spartans were competing for first place then, they were looking to avoid finishing last in Minneapolis.

NU trailed Michigan State by eight points after Thursday’s events, but led the Spartans by 16 after Friday and held on Saturday despite finishing last in the final relay. Swimmers who earned NCAA ‘B’ qualifying times will likely not make the NCAA Championships next month, so the team’s focus will be shifting to next season. Hwang said the team has another large freshman class coming in next year, so the Cats are optimistic that next season will be better. NU is still looking for its first win in a Big Ten dual since January 2014. “The season as a whole was a very good learning experience to see what this team could do,” Hwang said. “We know what it’s going to take to be successful in the coming season, and we’ll be looking forward to next year.” benjaminrosenberg2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Wildcats take down No. 7 Vanderbilt, win third-straight match No. 7 Vanderbilt

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Northwestern pulled off the upset over No. 7 Vanderbilt on Friday to extend its winning streak to three matches. The No. 24 Wildcats (6-3) started the season with disappointing results, though this win marks their second top-25 win in one week. Coach Claire Pollard said her team got as close to their best as they had all season. “We’ve been getting better after every single match that we’ve played,” Pollard said. “And we finally came out on top in a tough match.” The matchup began with a return to doubles success for the Cats. After conceding the doubles point to Washington the week prior, NU recaptured the point that they have lost just once all season. The No. 2 doubles pair of junior Lee Or and senior Alex Chatt quickly won their set 6-2. After some tension toward the conclusion, the No. 1 doubles team of seniors Erin Larner and Maddie Lipp joined their teammates in victory and clinched the point for

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the Cats. “When you play a great school like Vanderbilt, the doubles point is critical,” Pollard said. “You have to let them know that you are here for real.” The first two singles matches turned the match on its head with two wins for the Commodores (7-2). Or and freshman Inci Ogut both fell in straight sets. However, after going down 2-1, the Cats took over the match. Chatt spearheaded the comeback with a convincing 6-3, 6-2 win. She took early leads in both sets and never gave her opponent a glimpse of hope. “The team had a mindset of just getting a set,” Chatt said. “Maddie and Claire both vocalized a new mindset of getting up and staying on top.” The ongoing contests were close as well. Sophomore Julie Byrne and Lipp both won their first sets in tiebreakers and Larner split the first two sets with

her opponent. Byrne’s was the first of those matches to finish after she took the second set 6-2. Larner raced out to win the first set against the No. 5 singles player in the nation, Fernanda Contreras. However, Contreras raised her level of play and took the second set and the momentum going into the deciding set. “Sometimes I can get tentative in tight matches,” Larner said. “Claire gave me a gameplan adjustment and told me I needed to take control of the court.” Pollard’s suggestion seemed to work, as Larner won the third set 6-1 and clinched the win for NU. Therefore, Lipp did not finish her match because the overall result had already been decided. The win marks NU’s sixth win of the season and fi rst over a top-10 opponent. The Cats now have reason for optimism after a shaky start to the season. “We definitely are going to use the momentum going forward,” Chatt said. “Especially because our schedule does not get any easier.” calvinalexander2021@u.northwestern. edu

SOFTBALL

NU unable to control Cats split tough weekend games Kansas’ potent bats By ANDREW GOLDEN

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Despite an electric Saturday at the plate, Northwestern could not match host Kansas’ output in the bookend games of its series in Lawrence. The Wildcats (2-4) lost their second straight series to start the 2018 campaign as they claimed only one of their three games against the Jayhawks (5-2). Junior first baseman Willie Bourbon continued his hot start to the season with a great weekend at the plate. Bourbon went 6-for-14 over the three games with two oppositefield home runs, a triple, a double and seven RBIs. For the first game of the season against Nebraska (Omaha), Bourbon was in the nine-hole. For all three games this weekend, the junior was in the clean-up spot, a position he said he had not been in since high school. “I love it,” Bourbon said. “I got guys in front of me and guys behind me who can really swing it. To be in the middle of that lineup is something special.” Senior third baseman Connor Lind said Bourbon is confident at the plate. Bourbon said he is trying to use the middle of the field and not do too much. The approach is working so far for the junior. After collecting only five extra base hits last season, Bourbon has seven so far this year in only six games, and he has already broken his single-season high in home runs. NU’s offense wasn’t clicking quite as well in the opening game of the series, when Kansas picked up a close 4-2 victory over the Cats. Starting the opener for Kansas was ace Jackson Goddard, who is ranked 48th in Baseball America’s top 50 junior prospects. The Cats managed to get eight baserunners against

Goddard, but could only muster two runs against the righty. “He gave us a couple opportunities, and when you get those opportunities you have to come up with hits or balls in play, and we probably didn’t do not that enough on Friday night,” coach Spencer Allen said. Game two of the series was a slugfest 18-12 victory for NU. The two teams combined for 30 runs, 36 hits and 18 extra-base hits. The Cats got out to the early lead with 7 runs in the first three innings and managed to keep their lead at more than 5 for the rest of the game. Each NU starter had a hit and scored a run, with Bourbon and freshman center fielder David Dunn both picking up two and three knocks respectively and sophomore second baseman Alex Erro crossing home four times. The Cats also had seven doubles and six stolen bases on the day. “The offense really ramped it up in the second game and showed flashes of what we can be,” Bourbon said. In the rubber match of the series, NU again got on the scoreboard first with a Bourbon round-tripper in the second inning but this time the Jayhawks immediately returned fire. They scored three runs in the bottom half of the inning, broke the game open with three more in the fifth and eventually secured a 10-3 victory and 2-1 series triumph over the Wildcats. Allen said the Cats have missed some opportunities defensively and on the mound in each loss so far and wants to see his team tighten up going forward. “We would really like to play a clean game,” Allen said. “If we get beat, you tip the cap. We want to make sure teams beat us.” peterwarren2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Northwestern’s offense struggled to find its rhythm until the final game of the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, California this weekend, finishing the tournament 2-2. Friday, the Wildcats (7-6) didn’t score through the first seven innings against San Diego State, a team they had beaten in extra innings earlier in the season. They had the same result against the Aztecs this time around, scoring three runs in the eighth inning to win their opening game. Following the win, NU lost twice, scoring just one run on seven hits in two games against Long Beach State and No. 11 Tennessee. On the final day of the tournament, the Cats burst out of their hitting slump, beating St. John’s 12-3 in five innings. Senior center fielder Sabrina Rabin said that NU needs to be bolder in the batter’s box from the beginning of the game to score more. “We really just need to come out being aggressive (when) hitting,” Rabin said Sunday. “Just make sure we’re hitting as a team — like today, we did a much better job just scoring runs.” Despite the inconsistent hitting this weekend, coach Kate Drohan said the Cats did a good job getting players on base and stealing bases, but they didn’t execute to get those runners home. Both Drohan and Rabin agreed that speed is central to the team, but Drohan said they have to do more than just get runners on base. “Our speed was key to our offense in our wins, and that’s going to be the backbone of our offense,” Drohan said. “But for our team to take the next step, we need to come up with some timely hits to score these runners.” NU tied the school record with eight steals in Sunday’s game against St. John’s, something it hadn’t done since May 11, 2012, against Illinois. The Cats stole 14 bases this weekend and now rank third in the NCAA with 3.15 steals per game.

NU was also strong defensively, and sophomore pitcher Morgan Newport said the team did a good job of backing her up on the mound this weekend. “My defense behind me is always so strong. They do such a great job,” Newport said. “My job is to pound the zone. I’m going to roll them ground balls, and they’re going to make the plays, and they really did that this weekend. I’m really thankful for them.” Newport picked up her second and third wins of the season this weekend. She came on in relief to pitch four scoreless innings against San Diego State on Friday. She said that facing the Aztecs for a second time helped her to exploit their weaknesses by throwing the right pitches at the right

time to adjust to their tendencies. Despite the team’s record this weekend, Drohan thinks that games against tough competition will help them grow into an experienced team with only two weekends until conference play begins. “We’re trying to teach our team, especially our freshman, the pace of the game,” Drohan said. “We love coming out to this tournament because there are so many fans. And to play Tennessee on a Saturday afternoon in the middle of the park … it’s a great year for our freshman and for our team. It’s why we play the game.” andrewgolden2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Morgan Nelson comes in to score a run. The Cats scored 16 of those across four games, but 12 came in a single game as the offense turned in an inconsistent performance.